449, Lot: 257. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) II. AD 309-379. AR Drachm (22mm, 4.04 g, 3h). Mint IX (“Kabul”). Struck circa AD 320-379. Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; bust right in flames; pseudo-legend on altar shaft. SNS III Type Ib1/3a; Göbl Type Ia/6a. Toned with some iridescence. VF.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 362 (), lot 260; Prof. Andreas Urs Sommer (Gorny & Mosch 204, 5 March 2012), lot 1647.